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== Events == | == Events == | ||
*[[1833]]: The Church of Greece declares itself independent of Patriarch of Constantinople. | *[[1833]]: The Church of Greece declares itself independent of Patriarch of Constantinople. | ||
| + | *[[1933]]: A strong earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Kos]], killing 200 persons. | ||
*[[1949]]: A powerful earthquake (6.7 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of [[Chios]]. | *[[1949]]: A powerful earthquake (6.7 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of [[Chios]]. | ||
*[[1974]]: The [[Junta|military government]] in [[Greece]] collapses and former prime minister [[Constantine Karamanlis]] is invited to return. | *[[1974]]: The [[Junta|military government]] in [[Greece]] collapses and former prime minister [[Constantine Karamanlis]] is invited to return. | ||
Revision as of 15:24, October 17, 2008
Events
- 1833: The Church of Greece declares itself independent of Patriarch of Constantinople.
- 1933: A strong earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes Kos, killing 200 persons.
- 1949: A powerful earthquake (6.7 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of Chios.
- 1974: The military government in Greece collapses and former prime minister Constantine Karamanlis is invited to return.
- 1974: Nikos Sampson, junta-appointed President of Cyprus resigns and is replaced by Parliament President Glafkos Clerides
- 2002: 37-year old teacher, Konstantinos Telios, surrenders to the police in Thessaloniki as a member of the Revolutionary Organisation 17 November.
Sports
- 1949: The Cyprus National Football Team play their first international: a 3-0 loss to Israel in Tel-Aviv.
Births
- 1939: Nicholas Gage, Greek-American writer and journalist.
- 1957: Nikos Galis, basketball player.
Deaths
- 1996: Aliki Vougiouklaki, actress